User:Hmich176/Kennywood/Complete definitive list of Kennywood attractions/Renovations
This is a breakdown of Kennywood Park rides that were renovated, rethemed, or outrightly replaced.
Rides
[edit]Old Mill (1901-1912, 1913-1925, 1926-present)
[edit]| Name | Season | Manufacturer | Ref(s) | |
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| Old Mill (1901) | 1901
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1905
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Ingersoll Construction Company
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| Fairyland Floats | 1906
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1907
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| Old Mill (1901) | 1908
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1909
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| The Canals of Venice | 1910
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1910
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| Panama Canal | 1911
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1912
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Old Mill was replaced by a combination water ride.
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| Rapids Gorge | 1913
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1916
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| Fairyland Floats | 1917
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1918
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| Old Mill (1913) | 1919
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1925
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Old Mill was razed and rebuilt.
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| Old Mill (1926) | 1926
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1973
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| Hardheaded Harold's Horrendously Humorous Haunted Hideaway |
1974
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1992
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Unique Designs Company
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| Old Mill (1926) | 1993
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2004
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| Garfield's Nightmare | 2004
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Operating | Halloween Productions, Inc.
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Circle Swing
[edit]| Name | Season | Manufacturer | Ref(s) | |
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| Circle Swing | 1905
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1920
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| Circle Swing chariot-type seats replaced by airplanes. | ||||
| Circle Swing | 1921
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References
[edit]- ^ "Kennywood Is To Open Today". Pittsburgh Press. May 6, 1906. p. 2.
... A remarkable transformation has already taken place at the Old Mill which in the future will beknown as the Fairyland Floats. ... The Roller Coaster which has been remodeled and be known as the Whirly Whirl. ...
- ^ "Southern Park Ready For Big Crowds To-Day. ; Kennywood ALso to be Open With Band Concerts in Each Place". The Pittsburgh Post. May 8, 1910. p. 8.
Like the new $50,000 aerial racer now being built ... The old mill, or mystic river, is being renamed "The Canals of Venice." ...
- ^ "Kennywood Park Will Open Its Season To-Day". The Pittsburgh Post. April 16, 1911. p. S4-1.
Kennywood is the scene of many changes and improvements. Among the new amusements being built for this season is a new $25,000 scenic railway 60 feet high and 5,000 feet long. ... Another new amusement is Daffy Dilla the largest and best equipped fun factory or Crazy House ever erected. The Panama Canal takes the place of the Old Mill or Mystic River.
- ^ "Kennywood Park Opens Regular Season Today". The Pittsburgh Post. May 4, 1913. p. 9.
Improvement in [Kennywood] park include a new $10,000 carousel ... The old figure eight roller coaster has been changed into a new Dip the Dips ... The Old Mill or Panama Canal also has been dismantled and a combination rapids, scenic river and chute the chutes built in its stead.
- ^ "Kennywood Park Will Open Today". The Pittsburgh Post. May 13, 1917. p. S2-8.
... One of the big improvements, the Old Mill Chutes, which has been renamed the Fairland Floats, will be completed within a short time. ...
- ^ "Kennywood Park To Reopen April 11". The Pittsburgh Press. April 4, 1926. p. News Section-6.
The new "old mill" is the finest water ride in any park. The old structure was raised and a new course of fireproof construction erected.
- ^ Gagetta, Vince (June 18, 1974). "Behind The Scenes ; Hard Work Makes The Merry-Go-Round At Kennywood". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 25.
...This year there are two brand new rides, Space Odyssey and German Swings, and the old familiar Old Mill, which has been operating since grandpa's day, this year has a new concept and a new name - Hardheaded Harold's Horrendously Humorous Haunted Hideaway.
- ^ Ostrosky, Steve (May 14, 2004). "Kennywood's Old Mill turns into nightmare". Herald-Standard. Uniontown, PA. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
Garfield's Nightmare is the newest attraction at the park ... house in the former Old Mill ... [the ride] has a reconfigured entrance...
- ^ "Parks Soon To Open; Improvements Make Trolley Pleasure Grounds Attractive This Year". The Pittsburgh Post. May 7, 1905. p. 8.
Among the new features at Kennywood are a big new scenic railway…a big circle swing. …
- ^ "Kennywood Park Being Fitted For Opening Sunday". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. April 10, 1921. p. 6.
...the Bug House...will take the place of the former Popular Tumble Inn. ... The Circle Swings will operate airplanes this year instead of the former chariot-type car. The airplanes are designed after the government airplanes, and will bear the same insignia and colors. ... In place of the Auto Joy Ride, Venetian Swings will operate.